Storage bag for paintbrushes and the like



Dec. 12, 1950 G. MERRYWEATHER 2,533,829

STORAGE BAG FOR PAINTBRUSHES AND THE LIKE Filed Oct. 18, 1947 Ni swam Patented Dec. 12, 1950 ..S.1QRAGEYBAG .FOR- PAINTBRUS'HES "AND" THE "LIKE lfierailil Mira/weather, CwahqgaiEaflsnQhio anplieannnzociaherris,11947, .Sstial'No. 780,654

This inventionrelates :to storage bag'and brush combinations, and, more particularly, reenoerned "with a bag adapted 'to removably' receive and store 'a paint brush, or the like, insubstantially fluid tight condition.

The average person is in a quandary -as to --w=hat "to do with a paint brush after he has used it in a painting operation. 'oorrect thing do do is'to clean =the brushiin'a thinner or paint ap- .pii-ed by the brush, but often much lthinner -i'i's :not avaiiable, zand even .it -it is the ayerage person is inclined toibe so tiredwoutiby zthe pa-int job that he "will fail to-.olean-ithe'ibruSh." llhe'ibrush is often let'rlay on ai-shelf Where itrwi'l'ksoo ibesome hard and useless, or {it 11's :stuckiima. --can oirtvater which evaporates rand .,aga;in permits 112118 brush to dry out sandibeoome unusable.

"The more experienced ainter willksometimes put his ibrush in --a can oi'flinseed; oil which is always subject to being tipped tor :aspilled, and with'the linseed oil often ibu'ilding'iup a"".co1l'ar of dried oil on the brnshhandle which :iswbjeovtin-liable. Moreover, even thepitofessional-nainter will-often fail" to properly clean, or'istore" his brushes after "use. Y

It has :been. proposed heretofore zlto "provide -;ca-rdboard and like covers-whim can be wrapped around the bristle portion of a brushim'prevventiit .irom drying and hardening, but ssufihilsmrwnadevvioes have :been unsatisfactory forfthe reasons that :theyere not airand 'iiuidetight; are difficult to zapplmdo not fit even .a xzeasonablemariety ef brush sizes, and are not zsnfliciently iliqiridrprooi.

Flt isthegeneralobject ofzmy invention tow/mo wand, onercomerthe (foregoing and other difiinirlties ofand ob jeotionstoiknown devices -and :p-nacliiees ibyithe pEOViSiOnzOf unimproved, relatively linespensive, easily applied, liquid and :gas ti'g'iit-fflew .iib'le bag for resenting and storing :apaint brush --'forilong periods of time without drying lorideterliorationoi thebr-ush even thOlTghfitfiSdlHdlGEfiEifl.

Another-object of :my inventionisto .pnovide substantially that, flexible, fluid-tight shag adapted to receive "a wide variety :of paint brush sizes, the bag including sresilient cordmeans for i-gathering the :open :end of the 'bag'itig'htly -arormd the handle portion of the brushnarid including means for hanging thebag and brush up on a "nail or other support.

vreadily observed-without -removing "the'--"brnsh v i "Iliissnaterialnan eilso bereadily seaied when from thebag.

smother :nb'iect :or my invention "is-r170 provide a "flex-ible'yiluidz tight region-storing a paintbrush or the like :-without roleaningxthezzpaint .from the brush.

The foregoing obiects of: any invention, and

othersobieots which will-zhecome apparent as the description :proeeeds,rare-achieved 'by the pm-vii- :sion off :afloag zin'luding 1a" iii-uid=tight,ifiesible Ebody portion open :atone end, -:-a fastener :seeured ato 'eth-e bodypoition ;adjaicent the open :end;.;acord preferaibly sres'iliientghaving upwardly iexteniiing 7 loop poiition and :a downwardly and-laterally ex tending end securedby' the ifasten'er lto theibody portionand r-a .cooperating' fastener secured to the endtoi the eordand a'da'ptedfto "snap on :the named fastener. Usufailly the bodyportion:olf thebag is-made of transparent material, such as rubberTrrydroehloride. In the-userof the bag,

the brush is inserted therein, the open end of the bag is-gathered around usually" the-smallest 'portionof *the brush handle, the cord is wrapped "around the gatheredportionof the bag andth'e {fasteners are snapped or secured together to provide a ga'sandliquid tight seal.

*Forbetterunderstanding of the invention, reference should be had "to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig 1 isea, ifrontelevation of abrush storage bag incorporatingthe principles-of the invention;

'Figfz is an enlarged fragmentary view, :esti-ll in elevation, o'fthe fastener and sordportion of theba-g shown in Fig.1? and l ivg; 3 is-a.-front elevation, on somewhat larger scale 'thaniig; '1, illusitratingthe bag surrounding and*seeuredto a brush andi'eady -to be hung on a suitable support.

In the drawing, thenumeral l 0 indicates agenerally a bag body portion, this body portion being made preferably in a substantially reotang-u'l'ar with anopen end 4:2, ithe 'bag ibeing-substantiallly fiat. In one-simple but satisfactory form, the. bag is madezf romrtwo pieces of flexible sheet *ma'teridl =ofrectangular *shape whiohurare sealed 401' *otherw-ise seeured together around :t-he wedges.

*Althongh 1 do not wish" to be' li-mited theretojiI have found t-ha t one satisfactory -mate1fii-al Whieh --can be-nse'd in making the'bag is *a. rdbberihndrochloride sheet-material made The Goodyear This material fulfills the insoluble and liquid tightmevenwhenesiibfieeted *topa'irr't solvents of a wide-variety of types.

which. is relatively strong and durable.

the bag is formed in the manner previously described. Also, the material is transparent which I consider advantageous but not requisite, the transparent material permitting inspection of the brush and the color of the pigment on the brush without removing the brush from the bag.

Secured to the bag, preferably adjacent one corner of the open end thereof, and in any event, near the open end of the bag; isa fastener M which may take several forms, but which I prefer to comprise a round metal snap fastener of the button type, the fastener is comprising the female part of the fastener combination. The fastener I4, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and '2, is preferably used to secure to the bag it a cord IS. The cord i is formed with a looped upp'er end downwardly extending lower end portions, the fastener I4 securing the cord 56 near its center to the bag. The looped upper end of the cord H5 provides a loop portion which can be placed over a nail or othersimilar support, for hanging up the bag and brush combination. The downwardly extending lower ends of the cord I 6 have secured thereto the cooperating part, in this case, 2 male part II, of asnap fastener.

An important feature of the invention is that the cord i6 is resilient. Usually the cord I6 is of the rubber-core, expansible fabric cover type Making the cord i6 resilient is important for the reason that a much improved seal between the bag and the brush is made possible by the resilient cord in the manner hereinafter described.

Having reference to Fig. 3 of the drawings, a

brush B has been inserted into the bag l0, and

the open end of the bag has been gathered around the handle of the brush. and the ends of the cord l6 have been wrapped around the gathered end of the bag and the fastener H has been snapped over the fastener Hi, the resilient cord pulling the gathered end of the bag very tightly and snugly around the brush handle in which I have found to be a particularly excellent and satisfactory, fluid-tight manner. The brush and bag can now be hung up upon a nail or other suitable support.

There is considerable clearance between the brush and the bag in Fig. 3 and it will be recognized that the bag could receive brushes either larger or smaller in width or length. The resilient character of the cord. l8 permits the cord to be Wrapped around the handle portion of the brush and the snaps I! and I 4 joined even though the particular brush handle is either larger or smaller than that shown. Preferably the bag is gathered around the smallest part of the brush handle so that once in place thebrush will not tend to move either upwardly or downwardly with respect to the bag.

Some of the advantages of the invention are re-- tained even though the cord I6 is not resilient, but in this case, the ends of the cord running to the fastener H are made considerably longer so that the cord can be wrapped a number of times around the gathered portion of the bag. Also.

instead of the male and female, snap,-buttontype fasteners described and i1lustrated,-I may employ hook and eye or other type fasteners, although the button-type fastener ispreferred. I have found that by making my improved bag in three different sizes I am able to take care of packaging and storing substantially allconventionally sized brushes. i

From the foregoing, it will be recognized that the various objects of my invention have been bag prior to placing the brush therein. Still again, the brush may be cleaned and thereafter placed in the bag with or without oil or thinner.

As one typical example of the effectiveness of my improved storage bag, I placed an inexpensive two inch brush immediately in a bag after 'the brush had been used to apply shellac, and

the brush is still pliable and soft in the bag many months later with a small quantity of shellac in fluid state surrounding the brush.

While in accord with the patent statutes, I have specifically.illustrated anddescribed one best known embodiment of my invention, it is to be particularly understood that I am not to be limited thereto or thereby, but that the scope of my invention is defined in the appended claims.

Iclaim:

1.'In combination, a paint brush, a substantially flat, fluid-tight, transparent bag of rubber hydrochloride receiving the brush except the end of the handle, said open end of the bag being gathered around substantially the smallest part of the handle of the brush, one part of a snap fastener being secured to the bag near its open end, a looped resilient cord being secured near the cord center to the bag by the last-named fastener part, the loop in the cord permitting the bag and brush to be hung up thereby on a nail or the like, a cooperating part for the snap fastener being secured to the unlooped ends of the cord spaced from the said one part of the snap fastener, the portion of the cord intermediate the snap fasteners being wrapped in tension around the portion of the bag gathered around the handle of the brush and the cooperating part of the snap fastener being releasably secured to the said one part of the snap fastener on the bag whereby the brush is substantially sealed in the bag.

2. In combination, a paint brush, a substantially fiat fluid-tight transparent bag of rubber hydrochloride receiving the brush except the end of the handle, said open end of the bag being gathered around substantially the smallest part of the handle of the brush, one part of a snap fastener being secured to the bag near its open end, a resilient cord being secured to the bag by the last-named fastener part, a cooperating part for the snap fastener being secured to the cord spaced from the said one part of the snap fastener, the portion of the cord intermediate the snap fasteners being wrapped in tension around the portion of the bag gathered around the handle of the brush and the cooperating part of the snap fastener being releasably secured to the said one part of the snap fastener on the bag whereby the brush is substantially sealed in the bag. a a

3. A bag for storing paint brushes and the like by receiving the article therein with a portion of the article protruding therefrom and including a fluid-tight, flexible, substantially flat and rectangular body portion open at one end and made of transparent rubber hydrochloride -material, a snap fastener secured to the body portion adjacent the open end, a resilient cord having an upwardly extending loop portion and downwardly extending lower ends secured near its center by the snap fastener to the body portion, and a cooperating snap fastener secured to the end portions of the cord in spaced relation to said first mentioned snap fastener whereby that portion of the cord between said snap fasteners can be wrapped around the end portion of the bag and the cooperating snap fastener can be snapped into engagement with the first mentioned snap fastener to seal the bag around the protruding portion of an article received in the bag.

GERALD MERRYWEATHER.

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